✨ Railway Construction Costs and Deceased Estates
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 168
ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1917, as furnished by Public Works Department and by Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards respectively.
| Section. | Cost of Opened Lines. | Cost of Unopened Lines. |
|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |
| Whangarei | 763,410 0 0 | 180,023 0 0 |
| Kaihu | 99,962 0 0 | 17,244 0 0 |
| Tauranga | .. | 309,786 0 0 |
| Gisborne | 597,241 0 0 | 246,557 0 0 |
| North Island Main Lines and Branches | 15,421,989 0 0 | 973,881 0 0 |
| South Island Main Lines and Branches | 14,541,345 0 0 | 155,044 0 0 |
| Westland | 2,075,217 0 0 | 644,771 0 0 |
| Westport | 602,317 0 0 | 95,828 0 0 |
| Nelson | 542,406 0 0 | 36,988 0 0 |
| Picton | 675,857 0 0 | 18,598 0 0 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service | 43,708 0 0 | .. |
| In Suspense— | ||
| Surveys, North Island | .. | 35,900 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous, North Island | .. | 5,169 0 0 |
| Surveys, South Island | .. | 5,752 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous, South Island | .. | 5,168 0 0 |
| P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way | .. | 77,805 0 0 |
| W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores | 15,212 0 0 | .. |
| Totals | £35,378,664 0 0 | £2,808,509 0 0 |
J. MACDONALD.
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 12th November, 1917.
Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 15 of the Public Trust Office Act, 1908, and Sections 18 and 19 of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1913.
NOTICE is hereby given that, no person having taken out administration, the Public Trustee has filed in the Supreme Court at Wellington an election to administer the several estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations (so far as known) are hereunder respectively set forth, their gross properties being estimated not to exceed £400 in each case.
| No. | Name of Deceased. | Residence. | Occupation. | Date of Death. | Date Election filed. | Testate or Intestate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashton, Harry | Petone | Mechanical engineer | 22/9/16 | 2/11/17 | Testate. |
| 2 | Barker, Alan Cecil | St. Albans | Clerk | 7/7/17 | 6/11/17 | " |
| 3 | Boniface, James Isaac | Takapuna | Painter and paperhanger | 26/7/17 | 7/11/17 | Intestate. |
| 4 | Browne, Colin Birnie | Silverdale | Fruitgrower | 29/10/17 | 2/11/17 | Testate. |
| 5 | Butler, Daniel D’Arcy Dickinson | Gladstone | Labourer | 29/6/16 | 7/11/17 | Intestate. |
| 6 | Burge, John Elmscourt. | Gore | Farmer | 21/9/16 | 30/10/17 | Testate. |
| 7 | Burton, Alfred | Sydenham | Tram-conductor | 12/8/17 | 2/11/17 | " |
| 8 | Corrie, Frank Reginald | Wanganui | Stock-agent | 9/8/15 | 2/11/17 | Intestate. |
| 9 | Couch, Josiah Richard | Wellington | Railway employee | 22/8/16 | 6/11/17 | Testate. |
| 10 | Cowley, Richard Henry | Whangarei | Seaman | 13/9/16 | 6/11/17 | " |
| 11 | Cunningham, Charles | Kumara | Dairy-factory manager | 21/5/17 | 2/11/17 | " |
| 12 | Creed, Thomas Richard | Waiau | Carrier | 8/6/17 | 6/11/17 | " |
| 13 | D’Ath, Cuthbert | Oakune | Labourer | 10/6/17 | 2/11/17 | " |
| 14 | Deane, Bernard John | Kakatahi | Farmer | 28/8/15 | 9/11/17 | Intestate. |
| 15 | Dear, Gerty | Palmerston North. | Spinster | 15/7/16 | 9/11/17 | " |
| 16 | Dick, Agnes | Nelson | Widow | 18/7/17 | 2/11/17 | " |
| 17 | Ellison, Arthur Reynolds | Wanganui | Tailor | 7/6/17 | 6/11/17 | Testate. |
| 18 | Evans, Robert Donald Joseph | Sydenham, Ch’ch | Fitter | 10/8/17 | 6/11/17 | " |
| 19 | Fooks, Eric John Dudgson | Wellington | Farmer | 18/6/16 | 2/11/17 | " |
| 20 | Fleet, Mary Douglas | Table Hill, Milton. | Married woman | 5/4/16 | 9/11/17 | Intestate. |
| 21 | Freeman, Joseph | Dunedin | Labourer | 1/5/15 | 7/11/17 | " |
| 22 | Gardner, William | Newmarket | Stonemason | 27/9/16 | 2/11/17 | Testate. |
| 23 | Garth, Margaret | Greymouth | Widow | 28/4/16 | 30/10/17 | " |
| 24 | Higgs, Thomas | Roxburgh | Gardener | 7/4/13 | 6/11/17 | Intestate. |
| 25 | Hunter, William John | Timaru | Railway shunter | 6/8/17 | 9/11/17 | " |
| 26 | Lang, Horace | Christchurch | Schoolmaster | 20/7/16 | 30/10/17 | Testate. |
| 27 | Lincir, Peter ; or Lincir, Petar ; or Lynch, Peter | Auckland | Winchman | 11/9/17 | 9/11/17 | Intestate. |
| 28 | MacLean, John | Masterton | Fencer | 1/5/17 | 6/11/17 | Testate. |
| 29 | Meffin, Gerald. | Invercargill | Telegraphist | 7/6/17 | 30/10/17 | " |
| 30 | McLeod, Alexander | Oamaru | Gardener | 28/9/17 | 7/11/17 | Intestate. |
| 31 | McNeil, John Stewart | Balcairn | Farmer | 16/9/16 | 2/11/17 | " |
| 32 | Neilson, Percy ; or Neilson, Percival | Ohura | Carpenter | 8/7/16 | 2/11/17 | " |
| 33 | Neve, Clifford David | Auckland | Farmer | 20/11/16 | 2/11/17 | " |
| 34 | O’Sullivan, John | Hawera | Labourer | 10/10/16 | 9/11/17 | " |
| 35 | Parker, George Bertie | Somes Island | Clerk | 5/4/17 | 8/11/17 | " |
| 36 | Pitcher, Edmond Allen | Masterton | Cook | 20/7/17 | 7/11/17 | " |
| 37 | Putman, Walter | Wellington | Slaughterman | 24/9/16 | 9/11/17 | " |
| 38 | Rentoul, Mary Ann | Dunedin | Widow | 14/5/17 | 9/11/17 | " |
| 39 | Samson, William | Wellington | Shunter | 20/6/17 | 13/9/17 | " |
| 40 | Schofield, Joe Willie | Gisborne | Iron-turner. | 8/8/15 | 7/11/17 | " |
| 41 | Sorensen, Jacob | Dannevirke | Labourer | 2/10/17 | 2/11/17 | " |
| 42 | Stevens, William Ernest | Wellington | Civil servant | 15/8/17 | 6/11/17 | " |
| 43 | Tracey, John | Karangahake | Labourer | 9/8/15 | 9/11/17 | " |
| 44 | Trounce, Charles Henry | Auckland | Seaman | 16/9/16 | 2/11/17 | Testate. |
| 45 | Vincent, Arthur Lawrence | Gisborne | Ledger-keeper | 10/6/17 | 2/11/17 | " |
| 46 | Wakerley, James Albert | Auckland | Grocer’s assistant | 23/7/17 | 30/10/17 | " |
| 47 | Walker, James | Wellington | Seaman | 1/8/17 | 6/11/17 | " |
| 48 | Wallace, George Arthur | Timaru | Farm labourer | 28/8/15 | 2/11/17 | Intestate. |
| 49 | Williams, John Nathaniel | Waihi | Metallurgist | 25/4/15 | 8/11/17 | " |
| 50 | WyralI, Cedric Mornington | Te Whatu | Farmer | 8/5/15 | 7/11/17 | " |
| 51 | Bell, Daphne Pickering. | Invercargill | Music-teacher | 8/7/17 | 7/11/17 | " |
Wellington, 12th November, 1917.
ROBERT TRIGGS, Public Trustee.
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🚂 Estimated Cost of Railway Construction
🚂 Transport & Communications12 November 1917
Railway, Construction Costs, Opened Lines, Unopened Lines, Financial Report
- J. Macdonald, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways
🏥 Public Trustee Notice of Deceased Estates
🏥 Health & Social Welfare12 November 1917
Deceased Estates, Public Trustee, Administration, Intestate, Testate
51 names identified
- Harry Ashton, Deceased estate administered
- Alan Cecil Barker, Deceased estate administered
- James Isaac Boniface, Deceased estate administered
- Colin Birnie Browne, Deceased estate administered
- Daniel D’Arcy Dickinson Butler, Deceased estate administered
- John Elmscourt Burge, Deceased estate administered
- Alfred Burton, Deceased estate administered
- Frank Reginald Corrie, Deceased estate administered
- Josiah Richard Couch, Deceased estate administered
- Richard Henry Cowley, Deceased estate administered
- Charles Cunningham, Deceased estate administered
- Thomas Richard Creed, Deceased estate administered
- Cuthbert D’Ath, Deceased estate administered
- Bernard John Deane, Deceased estate administered
- Gerty Dear, Deceased estate administered
- Agnes Dick, Deceased estate administered
- Arthur Reynolds Ellison, Deceased estate administered
- Robert Donald Joseph Evans, Deceased estate administered
- Eric John Dudgson Fooks, Deceased estate administered
- Mary Douglas Fleet, Deceased estate administered
- Joseph Freeman, Deceased estate administered
- William Gardner, Deceased estate administered
- Margaret Garth, Deceased estate administered
- Thomas Higgs, Deceased estate administered
- William John Hunter, Deceased estate administered
- Horace Lang, Deceased estate administered
- Peter Lincir, Deceased estate administered
- John MacLean, Deceased estate administered
- Gerald Meffin, Deceased estate administered
- Alexander McLeod, Deceased estate administered
- John Stewart McNeil, Deceased estate administered
- Percy Neilson, Deceased estate administered
- Clifford David Neve, Deceased estate administered
- John O’Sullivan, Deceased estate administered
- George Bertie Parker, Deceased estate administered
- Edmond Allen Pitcher, Deceased estate administered
- Walter Putman, Deceased estate administered
- Mary Ann Rentoul, Deceased estate administered
- William Samson, Deceased estate administered
- Joe Willie Schofield, Deceased estate administered
- Jacob Sorensen, Deceased estate administered
- William Ernest Stevens, Deceased estate administered
- John Tracey, Deceased estate administered
- Charles Henry Trounce, Deceased estate administered
- Arthur Lawrence Vincent, Deceased estate administered
- James Albert Wakerley, Deceased estate administered
- James Walker, Deceased estate administered
- George Arthur Wallace, Deceased estate administered
- John Nathaniel Williams, Deceased estate administered
- Cedric Mornington WyralI, Deceased estate administered
- Daphne Pickering Bell, Deceased estate administered
- Robert Triggs, Public Trustee